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Medal of Honor: William Maud Bryant - Vietnam War - March 24, 1969
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Medal of Honor: William Maud Bryant - Vietnam War - March 24, 1969

Surrounded by three enemy regiments, his force fought through thirty-four hours of relentless attack. Wounded, outnumbered, and under siege, he kept leading from the front until the final moment.

Medal of Honor: George J. Peters - World War II - March 24, 1945
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Medal of Honor: George J. Peters - World War II - March 24, 1945

Fresh from the jump, his unit landed under direct machine-gun fire. Pinned down in an open field, one paratrooper stood up and charged alone.

Medal of Honor: Michael John Fitzmaurice - Vietnam War - March 23, 1971
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Medal of Honor: Michael John Fitzmaurice - Vietnam War - March 23, 1971

Three explosive charges landed inside the bunker in the opening seconds of the attack. Blinded, bleeding, and badly wounded, he still rose to fight.

Medal of Honor: Edward A. Carter, Jr. - World War II - March 23, 1945
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Medal of Honor: Edward A. Carter, Jr. - World War II - March 23, 1945

Wounded five times and alone in the open, he refused to yield. When enemy troops moved in to capture him, he turned the trap into their defeat.

Medal of Honor: David H. McNerney - U.S. Army - Vietnam War
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Medal of Honor: David H. McNerney - U.S. Army - Vietnam War

A North Vietnamese battalion hit the company with overwhelming force. Their first sergeant ran straight into the heaviest fire—and never stopped leading.

Medal of Honor: Donald R. Johnston - U.S. Army - Vietnam War
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Medal of Honor: Donald R. Johnston - U.S. Army - Vietnam War

The base was under bombardment, and enemy sappers were already inside the wire. When death landed in the bunker, he threw himself between it and six others. 21 March 1969

Medal of Honor: Edward G. Wilkin - U.S. Army - World War II
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Medal of Honor: Edward G. Wilkin - U.S. Army - World War II

The Siegfried Line stopped his company cold. He walked into it—standing upright under fire—and broke it open.

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